A creamy red, light- to medium-bodied and offering flavors of baked plum, dried herb and green olive. Balanced and easy-drinking. Drink now. 20,000 cases made, 1,080 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / South / Monica di Sardegna Select to Add

This light-bodied red is crisp and herbaceous, with mulled cherry and spice flavors and abundant tea leaf and grilled herb notes. Drink now. 33,333 cases made.??–AN??Region: Italy / South / Monica di Sardegna Select to Add

The Monica grape does not produce high-scoring wines, but this is one of the best expressions and best vintages I have ever tasted. The 2013 Monica di Sardegna Perdera is a zesty and playful wine that delivers a generous load of primary aromas. The bouquet offers direct and immediate tones of sour cherry, forest berry and white pepper corn. The wine shows many of the edgy and rustic qualities you often encounter within Italy's rich patrimony of indigenous grapes. This wine is 90% Monica with smaller parts Carignano and Bovale Sardo aged in neutral oak and cement.

A distinctive, herbaceous red, bright and tangy, with steeped plum and cherry fruit, zesty ground pepper, cured tobacco and sweet smoke notes. Light tannins show on the finish. Drink now. 33,300 cases made.??–AN??Region: Italy / South / Monica di Sardegna Select to Add

The 2012 Monica di Sardegna Perdera is a great value wine. Made with 90% Monica and smaller parts Carignano and Bovale, this is a medium-bodied red with easy fruit nuances and fresh acidity on the close. It should be consumed within the next 24 months and would taste great next to a plate of potato gnocchi with melted gorgonzola.